Purpose: This article explains what Favorites are in iPrescribe, how to create them, and how to delete, edit, or rename them to streamline your prescribing workflow.

Audience: All iPrescribe users

What are favorites?

Favorites are a quick and easy way to add commonly prescribed drugs and sign and send with less data entry. Your favorite prescriptions will be saved and show up before your drug searches.

To Create a Favorite:

1. From the iPrescribe home screen, tap New Rx (pencil) icon.

iPrescribe Home screen

2. Search for and select a patient. Either: 

• Use the search bar at the top, then select that patient from the search results, or 
• Select a patient under the section labeled RECENT PATIENTS.

Patient Name search

3. From the patient's profile, tap on Create New Rx

4.  Search and select for the medication. 

5. Complete prescription instructions and select Continue to Rx Review window. 

6. After reviewing the prescription on the Rx Review screen, select Add to Favorites.

7.  Review the script for accuracy, then select Save Favorite Name.

8.  A notification displays confirming that the prescription was created successfully, and giving an option to edit, if necessary.

To Delete, Edit, or Rename a Favorite

1. From the iPrescribe home screen, tap New Rx (pencil) icon.

New Rx button

2. Search for and select a patient. Either: 

• Use the search bar at the top, then select that patient from the search results, or 
• Select a patient under the section labeled RECENT PATIENTS.

Patient Name search

3. From the patient's profile, tap on Create New Rx

4. After selecting Create New Rx, select a yellow star for the favorite medication that you wish to edit and swipe left.  

5. The options to Delete, Edit, and Rename appear. For users utilizing both EPrescribing Desktop(Rcopia) and iPrescribe, Practice and Location Favorites have a black star and are managed by their EPrescribing Desktop (Rcopia) Administrator. 

• If Delete is selected, the confirmation appears, with an option to Restore

• If Edit is selected, the script details are available to edit.

• If Rename is selected, you may type a new name, then select Save Favorite Name. The Favorites list then displays with the new name applied.

Practice or Location Favorites & My Favorites

• Favorites (yellow star) are created and edited by you.
• For users utilizing both EPrescribing Desktop (Rcopia) and iPrescribe, Practice and Location Favorites have a black star and are managed by their EPrescribing Desktop (Rcopia) Administrator. These can be modified in EPrescribing Desktop (Rcopia) only by an Administrator. 

• If you need to change a practice or location Favorite, contact your EPrescribing Desktop (Rcopia) Administrator.